In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

To be honest, during the time he was away, she had already previewed all the bad endings in her mind.

It's like it's gone forever;

Or maybe he was killed on the spot by the being called Ugly Gozen;

It's even possible that he would just leave himself and Ibaraki here - after all, it's Onigashima, isn't it natural to let the oni stay?

However, none of these bad outcomes occurred.

Just as he had promised, Ian returned to the ghost that was supposed to be the most hated by the Great Onmyoji.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"I am back."

"Now..."

Ian was about to speak when he saw Ibaraki Douji's puzzled look.

He recalled the resentment of a certain Oeyama ghost king who was too obsessed with face, so he changed his words:

"Master, I think we should leave this ghost island."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji were surprised again in sync.

However, the former soon realized that he could not do this any longer, otherwise it would definitely arouse Ibaraki Douji's suspicion.

"He wouldn't lie to himself."

With this thought in mind, Shuten-doji quickly agreed to Ian's "request."

"Row!"

"Let's go!"

[Take Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji and evacuate along the same route you came from.]

[Because the entire Onigashima is arranged according to the pattern of Heian-kyō, this process is not difficult. 】

[You boarded the ship with them.]

[The moment the boat left the shore, you saw Ugly Gozen.]

[She just stood on the shore and watched you leave. ]

【The clear waves are floating, and the sea waves are surging. 】

【After the ship left the shore for some distance. 】

【The ghost island disappeared.】

The dark clouds gradually faded away.

The light from the sky slanted onto the sea, forming a white scene like a stage.

And that——

There should have been an island.

“It disappeared…”

Ibaraki Douji looked at the empty sea and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After all, not long ago, she was running away on it barefoot.

Shuten-douji's reaction was very similar to Ibaraki-douji's.

She looked at the empty sea and rubbed her eyes uncontrollably.

She couldn't believe what she saw.

"Uncle, what did you do?!"

Ian glanced at Ibaraki Douji and found that she was still staring at the sea, so he spoke:

"Shuten, this is what happened."

【You repeated what Ushigozen told you to Shuten-doji. 】

【You also showed her the golden cup that Ugly Gozen asked you to take away.】

You hope that maybe she knows something.

【But the result seems not to be the case. 】

"This……"

Shuten-doji opened his mouth slightly, showing an expression of disbelief.

obviously.

At this moment, let alone understanding anything, she probably couldn't even accept what Ian had just said.

“Is this golden cup so powerful?”

"How could they be able to do so many things while maintaining an entire island?"

"I do not know."

Ian answered very honestly about how he felt at the moment.

"My initial thoughts were similar to yours."

"But since Ugly Gozen has said so, I don't think this should be something to doubt."

"..."

Shuten-doji's expression seemed a little subtle.

She had never seen Ugly Gozen in person, so even though she knew that it was a person who looked almost identical to Minamoto no Raikou, she couldn't believe it at first.

She looked at the golden cup in front of her, thought for a while, and then said:

"That--"

"Uncle, can we touch your gold cup?"

"of course can."

Li Chou Yuzen did not say that no one else was allowed to touch the cup.

At the same time, Ian really hopes that Shuten-doji can provide some relatively useful information.

If touch could achieve that, that would be great.

【Your ideas are very rich. 】

【But the actual result is not as good as imagined. 】

[It can even be said to be a little unexpected. ]

Shuten-doji stretched out his delicate little hand and touched the golden cup.

only--

The moment her hand touched the wall of the cup, she stepped back as if she had been electrocuted.

"What...what is this?!"

Shuten-doji kept blowing air on his hands, looking like a child who was scalded.

"It hurts!"

"it hurts?"

Ian looked at Shuten-doji in front of him with confusion.

"what happened?"

"that is--"

Shuten-doji looked at the golden cup with an expression that seemed a little aggrieved.

"It seems that some strange spell has been cast on it."

"Something like 'ghosts are not allowed to touch'."

"Hey! Uncle, you are not doing this to me on purpose, are you?"

"Do you think I need that?"

Ian responded to Shuten-doji's question in this way, and then looked at the golden cup that Ugly Gozen handed to him.

Is there a formula on this?

Who imposed it on it?

[The Holy Grail of exhausted talent has been activated: You realize that this cup may have been tampered with. 】

【You really want to know who did this kind of thing. 】

But you don’t have the means to figure it all out.

【After all, this is your first time interacting with it. 】

"..."

Looking at Ian's frowning brows, Shuten-doji quickly realized that the man in front of him was not lying to him.

There was really no need for him to deceive himself.

"Hey, uncle."

"Since it wasn't you who did it, do you think it was done by that ugly lady?"

What Shuten-doji said makes sense.

After all, in a sense, Ugly Gozen is the only person besides Ian who can touch this cup.

But the Great Onmyoji shook his head at this possibility.

"I think it's unlikely."

"Because she kills ghosts every day and night... Ghosts don't dare to approach her, so why would she need to carve such a spell on a golden cup?"

"That's right... If no ghost dares to approach, there's no need to be on guard."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-doji suddenly thought of something.

She spoke again:

"Then uncle... is it possible that this golden cup was actually given to her by someone else?"

"Did someone else give it to her?"

"Yes!" Shuten-doji nodded repeatedly, "Just because that girl named Ushigozen can kill demons, doesn't that mean the person who gave her this golden cup can also kill demons, right?"

"Of course, it's not necessarily that he actually handed it to her personally."

"It's just some precautions to take before the golden cup reaches Ugly Gozen."

"Precautions?"

[You think Shuten-doji's words make sense.]

[Uguru is not a demon, so he will not be affected by such a technique. ]

【But this brings up a new problem. 】

【Who did this? 】

[You realize that you left a little too hastily—you should have asked more questions.]

[You feel a little regretful.]

Shuten-doji noticed Ian's loss.

She hesitated for a while and said in a low voice:

"Uncle, don't be so depressed... I just said it casually, I don't even know if it's right or not."

"But Shuten, I think what you said makes sense."

"If the person who first got the cup was not Ugly Gozen, then whatever appeared on it was possible."